The Bucs made a few roster moves on Wednesday, May 22. In addition to signing rookie defensive back Tykee Smith, one of the team’s third-round picks, the team signed a new defensive lineman and released a veteran running back. During the first week of the Bucs OTAs the team added defensive tackle Earnest Brown IV and waived running back Patrick Laird. Bucs Sign DT Earnest Brown, Waive RB Patrick Laird Earnest Brown IV, a 6-foot-5, 300-pound defensive tackle, originally entered the NFL as a fifth-round selection (No. 174 overall) by the Los Angeles Rams in the 2021 NFL Draft. Brown has appeare ..read more

The Bucs continued the process of signing their 2024 draft picks Wednesday afternoon, inking third-round pick Tykee Smith to his rookie contract. Smith, a defensive back out of Georgia, was Tampa Bay’s 89th overall pick last month. After two seasons as a free safety at West Virginia, Smith finished his collegiate career with the Bulldogs and primarily played nickel cornerback in Kirby Smart’s base defense. During his lone season in Athens, Smith totaled 70 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss and four interceptions on his way to Second Team All-SEC honors. The first of the Bucs’ two third-round picks ..read more

Every Wednesday from now until preseason I’ll be going through each position group in the NFC South. I’ll rank them from worst to first. Here is a list of the positions already covered: Quarterbacks Moving to the skill position that receives the next highest volume of touches, the NFC South sports a couple of running back rooms on the rise and one that is falling. NFC South Running Backs 4. Tampa Bay Bucs Rachaad White Bucky Irving Chase Edmonds Bucs RB Rachaad White – Photo by: USA Today There is a lot to be hopeful about with the Bucs headed into 2024. Rachaad White had an improved sophom ..read more

Bucs general manager Jason Licht recently joined the Loose Cannons Podcast and spoke about a wide range of topics. Among the many topics discussed Licht was asked about his feelings on the team reuniting with safety Jordan Whitehead. The Bucs signed Whitehead to a two-year, $9 million contract this offseason after Whitehead spent the previous two years in New York with the Jets. In a moment of extreme candor Licht said, “With Jordan, it was a Mea culpa. We had to draw the line at some point. And I made a mistake. I’m glad we got him back. It was a mistake that I regretted the minute we let hi ..read more

Scott Reynolds and Adam Slivon analyze the Bucs’ first open OTA (organized team activity) practice on Tuesday, May 21 on a new edition of the Pewter Report Podcast. Get all of Pewter Report’s insight and answers to Tampa Bay fans’ questions in the latest edition of the Pewter Report Podcast: Bucs OTA Practice Analysis – Energized by CELSIUS, the official energy drink of Pewter Report. Pewter Report Podcasts Are Energized By CELSIUS Watch the Pewter Report Podcasts live on our PewterReportTV channel on YouTube.com and please subscribe (it’s free) and add your comments. We archive all ..read more

Scott Reynolds’ Pewter Pulse video series is back on Pewter Report’s YouTube channel, PewterReportTV. These short videos – typically four to seven minutes in length – allow Reynolds to offer up his expert analysis and opinion on a particular Bucs or NFL topic. Bucs Pro Bowl left tackle Tristan Wirfs was a no-show at the start of Tampa Bay’s OTA phase of the offseason program on Tuesday, May 21 due to a hangup in contract extension talks. How serious is Wirfs’ holdout and should Bucs fans be concerned about it? Scott Reynolds has the latest details in a new Pewter Pulse video. Watch the new vi ..read more

The Bucs opened their 2024 OTA (organized team activity) period on Tuesday, May 21 under sunny skies and somewhat warm, but breezy conditions at the AdventHealth Training Center in Tampa. Bucs head coach Todd Bowles revealed that he underwent a total knee replacement surgery last week on his left knee, and he spent the practice driving around on a golf cart as former head coach Bruce Arians used to do. Todd Bowles had a knee replacement surgery last Wednesday. “First three days after surgery, it was pretty tough. Right now, it’s coming around. It’s a matter of PT and coming around, so it’s d ..read more

After the Bucs finalized a big-money, long-term contract with All-Pro safety Antoine Winfield Jr., attention quickly turned to All-Pro and three-time Pro Bowl left tackle Tristan Wirfs. The 2020 first-round pick is expected to reset the market with a massive new deal, something that Tampa Bay general manager Jason Licht has talked about getting done this offseason – before Wirfs is set to play on his fifth-year option. Now, according to a report from ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler on Tuesday, it sounds as if Tristan Wirfs doesn’t plan to report to the AdventHealth Training Center for Bucs organized team ..read more

A new Pewter Report Roundtable debuts every Tuesday during the Buccaneers offseason and regular season. Each week, the Pewter Reporters tackle another tough question. This week’s prompt: Which Bucs game on the 2024 schedule excites you the most? Scott Reynolds: Can Bucs Start Off Right With A Win vs. Washington? Commanders QB Jayden Daniels – Photo by: USA Today Aside from posting a winning record in the NFC South, the common denominator in the last three Tampa Bay division championships is winning the season opener and getting off to a good start. Following the Super Bowl in 2020, the Bucs ..read more

Just over a year ago, Bucs free safety Antoine Winfield Jr. visualized his All-Pro season and even becoming the league’s highest-paid safety before entering the 2023 season. His fiancée Teesa even recorded Winfield speaking those things into existence at a park near his house. Winfield manifested his destiny, speaking those things into existence. The 2023 season was indeed an All-Pro season for the fourth-year safety, and the Bucs made Winfield the highest-paid defensive back in NFL history this offseason, signing him to a four-year contract worth $84 million – an average of $21.025 million pe ..read more